Re: High Sierra Camps

In 1923 Superintendent Lewis advocated reestablishment of the High Sierra camping service providing simple, cheap accommodations at minimum operating expense. T . E . Farrow of the Yosemite National Park Company accordingly projected plans for a series of "Hikers' Camps" Lewis sent his new park naturalist, Carl P. Russell, into the backcountry to locate appropriate campsites.

Because of the beauty of their surroundings, the availability of water, and the fact that they were within a day's walk of each other, he selected campsites for the project at Little Yosemite Valley, Merced Lake, Boothe Lake (later Vogelsang, in a different location), the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne, Tuolumne Meadows, Glen Aulin , and Tenaya Lake. The Yosemite National Park Company proceeded to build the camps, and, by 1924, all of them except Lyell Fork and Glen Aulin consisted of a mess and cook tent and dormitory tents for men and women. Attendants and cooks worked at each place, and mules brought in equipment and supplies. Because the company offered these facilities at a low price, they became very popular. In 1925, after the merger of the Yosemite National Park Company with the Curry Camping Company, the camps were retitled High Sierra camps because of their growing popularity with saddle parties as well as hikers. A new camp beside White Cascade at Glen Aulin began operating in 1927. Because of a mosquito problem, the camp later moved to a valley to the east. The camps were not money-making ventures, but profits in overall concession activity covered the losses, which the company deemed acceptable because of the convenience and service such facilities afforded the public.

There are today seven camp locations, two of them--at White Wolf and Tuolumne Meadows—accessible by auto . The other five camps--May Lake, Glen Aulin, Sunrise, Vogelsang, and Merced Lake—comprise the highly popular High Sierra Loop. Each of the camps is located in a beautiful setting, usually near water or on the edge of a mountain or meadow, and each one provides comfortable accommodations in the form of permanent beds in cement-floored tents, a dining tent, and hot showers and flush toilets. Since 1925 the the Yosemite Park and Curry Company has owned and operated the camps. They have been criticized in recent years because of the sanitation problems they pose, the impact on backcountry trails of large numbers of campers, the resulting erosion, and their generally negative impact on the area's ecology.

The Higher, The Fewer.



Lembertness.

Too lazy to get out of the Bronco?

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bill-e-g
Too lazy to get out of the Bronco?

The one he broke?

Don't worry Mike... I did find one sign by Doggy Lake that said TM Lodge.
(but I also did already have the one by Sunrise TH)

Interesting that there used to be a Lyell Fork HSC. Does anyone have a photo/drawing of it?

I was aware of the Tenaya Lake HSC.

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RobE
Interesting that there used to be a Lyell Fork HSC. Does anyone have a photo/drawing of it?

I haven't found any pictures yet.

I never heard of this one.

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bill-e-g
I never heard of this one.

It didn't last very long.

I found it mentioned in these:

http://www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/upload/greene1987v1.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/upload/greene1987v2.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/yose/historyculture/upload/greene1987v3.pdf

Thanks.

I found a pict of Boothe Lake HSC:

Here's Chick-on after conceding to only five HSCs. It was a rough interrogation.
Sorry but you have to click on the link as we don't want children exposed to the image.


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/mrcondron/Chick-on.html

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Old Dude

And unaffordable too.